He opened his eyes and felt like he got hit by a truck.
"Look who's awake" The voice from earlier echoed in the room.
Looking towards the throne he saw the same man still sitting there.
"What did you do to her?" He said with anger in his voice.
The person on the throne smiled as he taped on his throne.
"ANSWER ME" "silence"
His libs locked closed as he tried to speak.
"The child is fine," He said with a calm voice. "My name is Draco Bloodshade one of the 4 kings of the Great divide."
A little wave of his hand and Ravin could speak again.
"What do you want with her?" He said staring daggers at Draco.
But the more he stared the wider Draco's smile got.
"Boy I am not going to hurt her or you after all I am dead," He said with a smirk.
"What do you mean your dead," He asked with confusion.
"The 4 kings myself included as well as the Emperor of the desert died defending are empire but we failed," He said looking almost with a tear in his eye.
Ravin rose from the ground with what little strength he had.
"So what are you doing to her," He said moving in between Draco and Iris.
"hu hu you remind me of him well I guess it makes sense considering you share the same power," He said ignoring the question.
A memory passed through his mind.
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"Sir we can run and live to fight another day please rethink this" Draco said
Looking around 3 other figures with blurry appearances stood with him.
"If I do that my people will die I refuse to allow that" A man stood at the edge of a cliff overlooking the vast desert
Golden robes fluttered in the scorching wind and shined in the sunlight as he looked towards the rising sun. Golden hair with a strong posture holding a black Khopesh with golden lines on it.
"We will fight for our people or why should our people follow us" He turned his head to look at the 4 kings.
His eye locked with Draco's and a golden light shined out.
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(NOTE Khopesh is an Egyptian weapon)
"What was that" Ravin had just seen all of that.
"My memories Just before the great war," He said with a sad tone.
"What happened," Ravin said with interest
Draco explained what lead up to the war.
Before the war, the emperor's daughter turned 18 and all kingdoms and empires across the continent sent envoys with marriage proposals but all paled compared to one the dawn empire. It was a proposal between the crown prince and his daughter which would lead her to be the queen of 1 of the most powerful empires.
The prince came to see his bride-to-be and didn't feel it necessary to wait to consummate the marriage. He took her against her will and word got to the emperor. let's say his death was not pleasant. The consequence of killing him was war but the dawn empire had many friends and twisted the truth. 4 of the 5 top empires waged war on both sides of the divide but yet the desert held strong barely letting them take a few miles of desert territory.
On the final day of the war, all 4 emperors were against there 1 yet he held on stood strong and pushed them to his very end. With his sacrifice, his people were able to flee and survive and that was the fall of the dark sun empire.
"So you lost why are you hear now," He asked Draco.
"I hope to give you some advice boy I see it as the same ambition we had to build a home in the desert," He said with a knowing look "But I can't help you we have no affinity but that child and me its different"
He looked at Iris with the care of an elderly grandparent.
"She is a descendant of me and my wife although distant it is a relief my people survived," He said with a beaming smile and a slight tear.
"Her blood is weak but I can help her with that. She likes you boy I hope you treat her well as I leave to her my inheritance"
He tried to move but he was stuck to the throne.
"Boy come here," He said gesturing for him to come closer.
Slowly making his way towards Draco Ravin still didn't trust him.
"I leave you this boy hoping you can do what we failed but know to gain what is promised you will struggle and may even die," He said reaching into his pocket.
A golden key appeared shining like the stars.
"What does it open," He asked looking at it with amazement.
"You know what it opens," He said with a smile.
He grabbed the key and felt a power surge throw his body and the last thing he hear was.
"Good luck boy the path you walk will be hard but I hope your dream can come true," Draco said as his body reverted to the bone.
His eyes closed.
An image of the big door in the golden sand city came into his mind and the key of gold appeared in his hands.
The next image was a beautiful sand city that was carved out of marble and gold protected by a giant sand serpent as big as a mountain. Stood atop the snake was a man the man he saw in Draco's memories.
"You seek the desert but you know nothing of it," The figure said with a mocking tone. "well you are but a boy. If you pass my challenges you may get my inheritance but fail and all that awaits is death"